H 1260 "Masruq and I (Abu Atiyyah) visited Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, and Masruq said to her, 'There are two Companions of the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, neither of whom is hesitant to do any kind of good; one of them hastens to break his fast and to offer the evening prayer and the other delays both.' She asked, 'Who is it that hastens to break his fast and offer the evening prayer?' He answered, 'Abdullah son of Mas'ud.' She commented, 'The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, did the same.'" R 1260 Muslim with a chain up to Abu Atiyyah who related this.
1234- وعن أَبي عطِيَّة ، قَالَ : دَخَلْتُ أنَا وَمَسْرُوقٌ عَلَى عائشة رضي الله عنها ، فَقَالَ لَهَا مَسْرُوق : رَجُلاَنِ مِنْ أصْحَابِ محَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ، كِلاَهُمَا لا يَألُو عَنِ الخَيْرِ ؛ أحَدُهُمَا يُعَجِّلُ المَغْرِبَ وَالإفْطَارَ ، وَالآخَرُ يُؤَخِّرُ المَغْرِبَ وَالإفْطَارَ ؟ فَقَالَتْ : مَنْ يُعَجِّلُ المَغْرِبَ وَالإفْطَارَ ؟ قَالَ : عَبْدُ اللهِ - يعني : ابن مسعود - فَقَالَتْ : هكَذَا كَانَ رسولُ اللهِ يَصْنَعُ . رواه مسلم . قَوْله : "لا يَألُو" أيْ : لاَ يُقَصِّرُ في الخَيْرِ .